There is no statute, so there is no law that would suggest that the IRS guidance should be treated differently than other agencies, is that correct?

Only Congress can legislate and agencies cannot issue regulations unilaterally.

If the IRS is able to do rules and regulations at the pace of 9 to 10 rules a day, and our action, under the Congressional Review Act, would require a laborious month, two month, three month process to overturn that, do you see how…

Well, based on that, you will never be able to do an exchange ever.

But, listen, I do exchanges all the time. Let me just tell you, you sell it, you exchange it, it is a distinction without a difference.

So did they adjust their mission requirement based on the fact that they wanted to stay in Washington, D.C.?

I will give you a day. In 14 days, we need an answer, okay?

This isn't my first rodeo. This is not my first hearing when it comes to surplus.

I need you to get us accurate numbers on the number of surplus properties and under-utilized properties that are out there.

Are you saying that we couldn't sell that facility, Mr. Mathews?

You have a very high bar to convince me, but go ahead.

I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time yielded in this debate was for debate purposes only. The Chair must inquire whether the manager, the gentleman from Texas, will yield for that purpose?